The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that BJP leader G Janardhan Reddy was not allowed to go to Bellary to campaign for his brother, who is contesting for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections from the constituency, news agency ANI reported. The apex court dismissed Reddy’s plea, stating that it did not find any merit in it.

Mining baron Janardhan Reddy being produced at Lokayukta court by SIT in connection with illegal iron ore case in Bengaluru on Friday, November 20, 2015. (File image)&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspBCCL

Bellary: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that BJP leader and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy was not allowed to go to Bellary to campaign for his brother, who is contesting for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections from the constituency, news agency ANI reported. The apex court dismissed Reddy’s plea, stating that it did not find any merit in it. Reddy is presently out on bail in connection with a case related to illegal mining.

Reddy, a former state minister, had argued in his plea that he wanted to visit Bellary to campaign for his brother Somasekar Reddy, who is contesting from Bellary on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket for the upcoming polls in the state. Reddy’s counsel told the court that he wanted to cast his vote as well, and hence the bail conditions should be relaxed to let him visit Bellary for 10 days.

However, the Supreme Court refused to allow his petition, saying that he was out on bail and the bail conditions did not allow him to visit Bellary, NDTV reported. "There is no need for him to campaign in the elections," the top court reportedly said.

Notably, Reddy, who faces corruption charges, has reportedly been campaigning for his brother even though BJP President Amit Shah has “disassociated” him from the party. In fact, Reddy was also seen campaigning for his aide, V Sriramulu, who is also contesting the polls on a BJP ticket.

Karnataka goes to polls on May 12 and the counting of votes is slated to take place on May 15.

Supreme Court dismisses Janardhan Reddy’s plea to campaign in Bellary for Karnataka pollsDescription:The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that BJP leader G Janardhan Reddy was not allowed to go to Bellary to campaign for his brother, who is contesting for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections from the constituency, news agency ANI reported. The apex court dismissed Reddy’s plea, stating that it did not find any merit in it. Times Now